Montana Hotel

The rooms are beautiful, airy, and spacious, with balconies, good views, comfortable beds, and nice architecture. The front desk staff were very friendly and spoke enough English. It’s also close to the beach and a commercial street aimed at tourists. The shared spaces let the place down. There are plastic plants everywhere, clutter, and very few common areas. The hallways have outdated notices, snack displays, and cleaning and maintenance items. The area under the breakfast space and the parking area both look like shantytowns. Such a shame when the rooms are so good. Management needs to wake up or be replaced.

There are bars and restaurants nearby, and it’s about a 20-minute walk to either the beach or old town, so the location worked well for me. The hotel was spotless, with a large room and a huge bed with a great mattress. There’s even a hob and oven in the room.

The staff were really friendly and helpful, and breakfast was included. The rooms were great, especially the TV, which let me sign into my Netflix and YouTube accounts instead of being limited to local channels. Extra points for that.

I tried to book by email, but the hotel was very slow to reply and never gave me clear confirmation before my stay. I called and was told rooms were available, then checked on LINE and was told there would be a room the next day. But the night before I was due to stay, they finally answered an email I’d sent two days earlier to say they were fully booked. The mixed messages made the booking stressful and disappointing.